Is copyright getting tougher?
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SHOW NOTES
Lindsay Lohan Loses
The decision: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05942.htm
http://kotaku.com/court-throws-out-lindsay-lohans-grand-theft-auto-v-laws-1786058629
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/lindsay-lohan-loses-grand-theft-925022
Paid Endorsements? Are your disclosures in order?
Canada is cracking down on paid social media endorsements
(Warners’ Fine to FTC)
What is “For Profit”: Dutch Playboy in the EU
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/photos-dutch-playboy-model-spark-926701
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=183124&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=755998 (the decision)
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-09/cp160092en.pdf (press release)
Also – question about what is “commercial? (Creative commons case involving Fedex)
https://creativecommons.org/2016/08/30/defending-noncommercial-uses-great-minds-v-fedex-office/
Further Policy Proposals in the EU
http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-leaders-propose-new-copyright-communications-laws-1473850691
Actors may soon keep their ages confidential on entertainment job websites
Assembly Bill 1687: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1687
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/law-keep-actor-ages-imdb-924441
Vid Angel?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-studios-vidangel-threatens-legitimate-922111
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-piracy-lawsuit-features-disney-928626
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-accused-conspiracy-rid-market-910526
Is it harder to register a Copyright now?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/monkey-selfie-photographer-blasts-petas-923074 * for context
http://www.copyright.gov/comp3/chap300/ch300-copyrightable-authorship.pdf
http://blog.ip.com/2008/07/when-the-copyright-office-hides-the-ball/
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/logo-511262-mesa-copyright.html
Pokemon Go? (What have we unleashed?)
http://www.techspot.com/news/65984-michigan-couple-pokmon-go-turned-neighborhood-nightmare-sues.html
http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/pokemon-go-class-action-lawsuit-trespassing-1201829627/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/pokemon-go-sparks-5m-class-916722
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/01/third-party-pokemon-go-tracking-services-get-shut-down/
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1554300/lawyers-have-found-a-new-way-to-cash-in-on-pokemon-go
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/07/11/what-happens-when-pokemon-go-turns-your-home-into-a-gym/ (example of person who’s property was marked as a gym)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/10/pokemon-go-armed-robbers-dead-body (instance of mugging using the app)
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/pokemon-go-google-account-access/ (re: privacy issue)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/07/12/holocaust-museum-to-visitors-please-stop-catching-pokemon-here/ (re: Holocaust Museum)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnE5yTbXYAAsoPF.jpg (associated image for Holocaust Museum*)
BMI/ASCAP
THE CONSENT DECREE: http://www.bmi.com/pdfs/advocacy/usa_v_bmi_opinion_2016_09_16.pdf
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7502851/bmi-again-tops-1-billion-in-collections-breaks-record (how much they collected)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/th{}}]r-esq/bmi-rate-court-judge-rules-929770
http://www.bmi.stfi.re/news/entry/bmi_prevails_over_doj_in_consent_decree_dispute?sf=vkzdwjo
http://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/mixed-response-to-bmi-s-100-licensing-court-victory/066026